Update from Meetings

Last week was Caden's Anual CPSE meeting to determine summer/ CSE referal services. He was obviously approved for summer services due to severity of need. So he'll stay in the same school, same class and recieve the same therapies through the end of August. Good News. Becuase of the severity of need, he also qualifies as a child needing CSE services as well (school age) Becuase he is only in a 6:1:1 class currently and still requires much needed adult direction, our local elementary school doesn't offer a class that would suit his needs. He can't stay in his current school becuase he ages out of the preschool program and the school age program is based more on behavior based issues, which caden does not demonstrate unless he is not adult directed. So, as of right now, The district will either look for a boces program or private school for him to attend until he can mainstream into our school district. I am so happy to hear this, since him starting school has been a huge concern of mine for months and months. We got back in June for the CSE transistioni meeting and will have final answers then. I am looking forward to it. I know I've said this before and I'll say it forever. I am SO thankfull for the school distric that we live in and the Special Ed. director that we have. She is ALL for what the child needs and deserves and so many disticts AREN'T like that.

We also briefly discussed Colin. There are NO programs available for him right now. There is a class opening up at Childpro, which has an amazing facility in Lackawanna, NY (about 30 min. away) but they still don't have the funding. It's an 8:1:1 program and very bahvaior based, which is exactly what Colin needs! So in the meantime, he is going to get his services at Home {well Stacy's actually} I hate that this has to happen like this, only becuase it really is goign to be chatoic and even more chaotic for Stacy. She has her children, my children, and 1 or 2 others on any given day. Not to mention the animals, puppys, daily schedule, kids going to school etc. I have NO idea how to make 4 in home therpies work in a certain amoutn of hours per day. it will, but It won't be easy.

My fingers are crossed that a program opens up very soon for him. He is on the waiting list at Caden's school for Summer and on the waiting list again at Caden's school and Buffalo Hearning & Speech for the fall. HOpefully between the 2 of them, something good will happen, unless of course Childpro gets funding and we can start there before.

*whew* it will all work out, it always does. But geez, can it get much more crazy?? LOL